Parties

Low-cost airline Vietjet Air and fast food chain Lotteria Vietnam signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 13 with the aim of bringing significant added value to customers of both parties.

Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air and South Korean fast food giant Lotteria Vietnam are hoping to bring more added value to customers of both parties, following a major strategic agreement the companies signed Friday.

If you are still chewing over what to do during the week-long Tet holiday, how about hopping on a trip to one of these destinations that have become popular among many Vietnamese people choosing to break away from endless gatherings and parties.

Airports throughout the country served more than 50.5 million passengers and handled 905,000 tonnes of goods in 2014, year-on-year increases of 14.7 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, said Lai Xuan Thanh, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Among Vietnamese traditional cakes, “banh gai” (glutinous rice cake blackened in a concoction of edible leaves) is perhaps the most multipurpose because it can be used as an offering at wedding ceremonies, as gifts at longevity parties, as a snack, appetizer, or even a dessert.

VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of goods and services at the airports have been lowered after the Civil Aviation Authorities of Vietnam’s (CAAV) inspection tours. However, the prices are still three or four times higher than the average market prices.

To celebrate the year-end and lunar New Year holidays, restaurants and hotels offered and are still offering numerous attractive gastronomic programs but the number of clients booking large-scale parties has diminished.